The Contest on Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18:19–40) as a Reflection of a Religious-Cultural Threat
The article suggests that the story of the contest on Mount Carmel (1 Kgs 18:19-40) is a complete literary unit that was written by a single author in the early Persian period and inserted into the deuteronomistic story-cycle of Elijah. The story is entirely legendary and reflects the polemic of a d...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publicado em: |
[2020]
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Biblische Zeitschrift
Ano: 2020, Volume: 64, Número: 1, Páginas: 85-100 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Jahwe
/ Fenícios
/ Divindades
/ Profeta
/ Poder
/ Concorrência
/ Bibel. Könige 1. 18,19-40
/ Polêmica
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| Classificações IxTheo: | HB Antigo Testamento |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Tyre
B Bibel. Könige 1. 18,19-40 B Melqart B Mount Carmel B Ba‘al Shamêm B Mizpeh Yammim B Elijah B Sidon |
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| Resumo: | The article suggests that the story of the contest on Mount Carmel (1 Kgs 18:19-40) is a complete literary unit that was written by a single author in the early Persian period and inserted into the deuteronomistic story-cycle of Elijah. The story is entirely legendary and reflects the polemic of a devotee of YHWH against the contemporaneous spread of the Phoenician cult and culture. The attachment of the story to Mount Carmel may reflect the occasion of the establishment of a Tyrian/Sidonian temple on one of the mountain’s peaks, but this hypothesis cannot be verified. The story conveys a clear religious message of the absolute power of YHWH and the worthlessness of all other gods - in particular the Phoenician God Ba‘al - and of the fallacy of the belief in his divine power. |
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| ISSN: | 2589-0468 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Biblische Zeitschrift
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.30965/25890468-06401004 |
